Athabasca News

A proposal that was started as a result of a tragedy is now shining through. The Grade 6 class from LTIS made their presentation to bring lights to Rotary Way at last Tuesday’s town council meeting and council is moving the project forward.

A class of Grade 6 students from Landing Trail Intermediate have rallied together to make sure the tragedy that took away their friend and schoolmate Lee Thunder won’t happen again.

Alberta in spring can mean many things to different people. For drivers, that translates into clear roads, which for police forces around the province means toning down those that have a need to speed.

Boyle council is looking at alternatives to the present grass collection situation.

Cameras have been installed on some of school buses in the region in hopes of reducing the number of cars passing them when they are picking up or dropping off students.

The driver of a bus will appear in court next month following charges being laid in relation to a fatal collision last year.

Local filmmaker Albert Karvonen will be presenting his newest film next week. Entitled The Forest is Calling, the film will be featured at the next Science Outreach presentation on Apr. 9 beginning at 7 p.m.

A substantial sewer blockage in the trunk line between the Boyle & District Seniors Drop-in Centre and the arena caused a back up recently. Sewage flooded into the Drop-in Centre on Mar.

Students spent last Thursday fęte-ing, feasting and celebrating French culture day at Landing Trail Intermediate (LTIS) and Whispering Hills Primary (WHPS).

The local community has rallied behind a family struck by tragedy last week. On St. Patrick’s Day around 8:30 p.m., 12-year-old Lee Thunder was walking up the east hill of Highway 55 when he was struck by a van.